Sean Valles

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

I study the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health, including race and migration issues and climate change issues.

Philosophy of Population Health Race in Science Health Justice Climate Change Philosophy Population Health Ethics

Mena Gainpaulsingh

President and CEO · Purposeful Fundraising Inc.

A seasoned fundraising professional who is passionate about connecting charities and philanthropists so they can do good, together.

Strategic Planning Public Speaking Grants Volunteer Management Event Management

Joyce Bono

Professor · University of Florida

Joyce Bono teaches managers how to create environments that achieve business objectives while supporting employee autonomy and well-being.

Attitudes and Motivation Quality of Work Life Gender at Work Management Leadership

Maurice Suckling

Assistant Professor, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Writer and historian specializing in narrative for video games and board game design.

Game Design & Development Board Games Narrative and Dialogue in Video Games Videogame Design History of Games

Joseph Patrnchak, MS

Chief Human Resources Officer · Cleveland Clinic

Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic has continued to drive patient satisfaction by emphasizing employee engagement

Employee Engagement Service Culture Employee Health Plan and Wellness Organizational Language as A Lever to Build Caregiver Culture Serving Leadership

Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste's research focuses on how the intersection of race, gender, class and sexuality look through an archaeological lens.

W.E.B. Du Bois Black Feminist Theory Race, Labor and Social Justice Black Archeology Heritage Studies

José I. Badenes, S.J., Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Interdisciplinary Studies Comparative Literature Federico Garcia Lorca Hispanic modernismo Theology and literature

Holly Chang

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.

Photography Art

Ginger Grant

Professor (Marketing and Innovation) · Sheridan College

Innovation Management, Leadership Development, Strategy, Corporate Anthropology, Organizational Design, Scenario Planning, Storytelling

Experiential and Archetypal Marketing Scenario Planning Revisioning Retirement Innovation Culture Design Thinking

John Lednicky

Research Professor · University of Florida

John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.

Airborne Transmission Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus Infectious Disease Airborne Disease

Jill Scott

Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning) and Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Queen's University

Dr. Scott has worked as professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and as Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning).

German Literature Indigenous Cultural Revitalization Law & Literature Indigenous Storytelling Social Dynamics

Ian/epredator Hughes

Metaverse Evanagelist · Feeding Edge Ltd

Metaverse Evangelist, TV presenter, taking a bite out of technology so you don't have to. Mixing tech with social change

Metaverse Virtual Worlds 3d Printing Maker Culture Kids Technology

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi

Professor · University of Florida

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.

Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Latin American Studies

Professor Ian Strange

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

Ian Strange became Professor of Spatial Policy and Head of CUDEM in January 2007.

Urban Governance and Art Urban Housing Human Geography Cultural Policy

Caryn Plummer

Professor/Interim Chair · University of Florida

Caryn Plummer deals with the diagnosis, treatment and understanding of diseases of the eye in veterinary species.

Canine Glaucoma Comparative Ophthalmology Corneal Wound Healing Equine Ophthalmology Equine Recurrent Uveitis

Elizabeth A. Drummond

Associate Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Modern European History German History Polish History Nationalism Gender History

Margarita R. Ochoa

Associate Professor and Associate Chair of History · Loyola Marymount University

Department of History, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Colonial Latin American History Women, Family, and the Law in Colonial Latin America Race, racial mixture, racial classifications in colonial Latin America Aztec Empire (aka Mexicas; aka Triple Alliance) Law and Legal Culture

Christopher J. Cormier

Associate Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Education Policy Equity in Education History of Education International and Comparative Education Psychchology

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Catherine Morris

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Human & Social Development · University of Victoria

Catherine Morris is involved in education, research and advocacy on international human rights, peacebuilding and conflict resolution.

Thailand Higher Education Research Policy Analysis Cambodia